The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-05
sTA.MMANY zSACHEMS5
OF JULY.
The Democratic Party Lauded by tho Chiefs
Of tho Various Tribes, md Henp.l,ig.
biunder Writes u Lettor--s Winds Blow
,g! Through Gov. Wilson's Whiskers. ly5

New YoRK, July 4.-Tammany Hall in
the, wigwam held It's ninety.ninth celebya.
ton Of the Fourth.% Governor Fitzhugh
Lee, Of Virginia. was down on the pro.
gramme for the first "long talk" He was
received with applause that shook the
building. He had only begun bis speech
with the words, Away down in old Vir.
ginia where I live" when he was inter.
rupted by call for three cheers for Vir.
glnia, which were heartily given. "vir,
g'nta to-day" he said, "claups hands with
New York In the hearty celebration Of
the day. Their citizens arc smoking the
pipe Of peace together. The aons OF New
York and Virginia left blood staina that
mingled on tho Revolutionary battlcaelds
Of New York. Virgininns and New YORK.
ers froze together at Valley Forge" He
wished that John Keliy's eyes could look
upon the ecene and see how closer and
closer tho sections are coming together,
II hear the voice Of the great soldier who
eleepH nt Riverside saying from his death.
bed that he feels that q grand era Of peace
ie approaching. Let us have peace."". AT
the close Of the speech tho band struck up
''The Bonnie Blue Flag" s4f1lIiifs'.t'f
Governor Wilson, Of West Virginia, was
then introduced. The reconciliation bo.
tween the States, he said, ia complete and
II there are stragglerB who have not yet
learned the war Is over they are indeed to
be pitisd, Secretary Gilroy then read
letters OF regret from President Cleveland,
Governor Hill, General Sherman, Secre.
tary Bayard, Secretary Endicott, Secretary
Fairchild, Attorney General Garland,
Hon. ]. 6. Oariiste and others. .5
1t was announced that "short talka"
were in order and Hon. VIM. @. Maybury,
Of Michigan, was called on. II believe In
civil service reiorm," he said. II believe
In the Democratic party Of reform and
that under,a Democratic; administration
they should have the Offices" gFyAisil
The closing "short TALK was by Con.
gresham s. 3. Cox, who said: &"Whst ie
the shibboleth Of the Republican party?
Why, there was q little incident concern.
lng the battle flags, the other day. Those
flags were mouldering in the attic OF the
War Department at Washington. 1t was
proposed to continue this era OF good feel.
Ing between the North and South, but
the PRECEDENT found that 1t was unlawful
and the order was countermanded. There
never was such noise raised before as
our Republican friends raised over thi.
matter. Governor Foraker, OF Ohio aent
on to Washington to have the Govern
ment enjoined from performing this act
Of good fellowship. Had no lived in the
days when babe was born in Bsthleham
he would have sent on to Jerusalem for
an order eujoining the heavenly host from
singing, Peace on earth good will to
men, and q mandamua compelling them
to sing ths opposite, Hate on earth; i'll
will to men,, ~ Z. &.
This concluded the programme. Presi-
dent Cleveland in his letter of regret said
in part: "Whi1s there has been the great
eat propfiety In the annual celebration 60
long continued OF this day by 0ociety
founded upon patriotic principles and dc.
voted to the creed most in consonancs
with the American institutions, it seems
to mo q time when the, party with which
this society is affiliated is 10 be largely
charged With the responsibility OF guiding
the course Of the Government the con.
telnplated celebration OF the Fourth Of
July ehould in tho Language OF your in.
vitation revive with more than usual Ter
vor the memories which give Significance
to the day" Most Of the other letters are
brief and are without political significance.